Taher (name)
Taher [Arabic:طاهر] (spelled Tahir and Tahar in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Pashto,Urdu and Persian: طاهر,Ṭāhir; pronounced [tˤɑːˈher] pronounced [tˤɑːˈhɪr]) is a name meaning "pure" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic.[1] There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is traditionally a given name in Muslim and Jewish communities originating from the Middle East and Africa.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Tahar
- Tahar Ben Jelloun (b. 1944), Moroccan writer
- Tahar Djaout (1954–1993), Algerian journalist and writer
- Tahar Haddad (1899–1935), Tunisian author, scholar and reformer
- Tahar Lamri (b.1958), Algerian writer
- Tahar Rahim (b. 1981), French actor
Taher
- Taher Abouzeid (born 1962), Egyptian politician and minister
- Taher Badakhshi (1933–1979), cultural and political Tajik activist in Afghanistan
- Taher Elgamal (born 1955), Egyptian cryptographer
- Taher Helmy, Egyptian lawyer
- Taher Kaboutari (born 1985), Iranian rower
- Taher al-Masri (born 1942), Jordanian politician
- Taher Mohamed (born 1997), Egyptian footballer
- Taher Sabahi (born 1940), Iranian art dealer, journalist, author
- Syedna Taher Saifuddin (1888–1965), Dawoodi Bohra religious leader
- Taher Zakaria (born 1988), Qatari footballer
Tahir
- Mirza Tahir Ahmad, fourth Khalifa of Islam Ahmadiyyat
- Tahir (Indonesian businessman), founder of the Mayapada Group
- Tahir Aslam Gora, Pakistani-Canadian author and activist
- Tahir Akyurek, Turkish politician
- Tahir Bilgiç, Australian comedian of Turkish descent
- Tahir Dawar, Pakistani police officer and Pashto poet of Pashtun descent
- Tahir "Tie" Domi, Canadian NHL hockey player
- Tahir ibn Husayn, Tahirid ruler
- Tahir Khan, Pakistani cricketer
- Tahir Pasha (disambiguation), several people
- Tahir-ul-Qadri, Pakistani Islamic scholar
- Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed, Pakistani politician
- Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizada, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
- Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman
- Tahir Yahya, Iraqi politician
- Tahir bin Mandir, better known as Harun Thohir or Harun Said, Indonesian soldier and terrorist who carried out the MacDonald House bombing on 10 March 1965
Middle name
Taher
- Mohammad Taher Khaqani (1940), Grand Ayatollah and Shia scholar
- Muhammed Taher Pasha (1879–1970), Egyptian political scientist of Turkish origin
- Yahya Taher Abdullah (1938–1981), Egyptian writer
Surname
Taher
- Abu Taher (c. 1932–2004) Bangladeshi industrialist and politician
- Ali Jawad Al Taher (1911?/ 1922? – 1996), Iraqi critic and literary scholar
- Ayman Taher (born 1966), Egyptian football player
- Bahaa Taher (born 1935), Egyptian novelist
- Moeslim Taher, Indonesian education figure who founded Jayabaya University
- Nahed Taher, Saudi businesswoman
- Tareq Mubarak Taher (born 1986), birth name Dennis Kipkurui Sang, Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner
- Tarmizi Taher (1936–2013), Indonesian politician and minister
- Yaqoub Al Taher (born 1983), Kuwaiti football player
- Yaseinn Taher, Yemeni-American terror suspect
Tahir
- Bedriye Tahir, Turkish aviator
- Faran Tahir, Pakistani-American film and television actor
- Imran Tahir, South African cricketer
- Kemal Tahir, Turkish novelist and intellectual
- Malika Tahir, French figure skater
- Mehmet Tahir, Ottoman-era publisher
- Naqaash Tahir, English cricketer
- Sabaa Tahir, Pakistani-American author
Thohir
- Erick Thohir, Indonesian businessman and President of Inter Milan
- Harun Thohir, Indonesian marine and saboteur during Konfrontasi
Rulers
- Tahirid dynasty was a ruling dynasty of Iran
- Tahir ibn Husayn, founder of the dynasty
- Tahir II of Khorasan, ruler of Greater Khorasan
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